419 scam: "Liao Long Hsing"<#@lanline.com> Dearest Friend!!,

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Liao Long Hsing" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <llonghsng@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 08:54:44 +0200
Subject: Dearest Friend!!,

Dearest Friend,

I want to confirm if you received my previous email,obviously this might

come as a surprise to you, but please consider it as a high priority

issue, which will definitely change our destiny for good.

My name is Mr. Liao Long Hsing, and a personal Accountant/Executive

board of Directors with Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia (FTB)

I discovered a dormant account with a big sum of (Thirty Two Million Six

Hundred and Forty Thousand United States Dollars) that belongs to a late

customer that bears the same last name with yours.

I want to use my position to present you as the legitimate next of kin

and beneficiary of this funds which will be transferred to you as the

next of kin to the deceased. We shall talk more on sharing percentage,

for more details email me immediately, i Looking forward to hear from

you.

Best Regard,

Mr.Liao Long Hsing.

Board member

Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia

Phnom Penh.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam